Tag Archives: redistricting

A controversial redistricting plan that would drastically change the makeup of Nassau County’s legislative districts passed the County Legislature by a vote of 10-8 Tuesday night. The redrawn map, supported by the Republican majority, would place two Democratic legislators, David ...

County Attorney John Ciampoli has filed an appeal of a temporary restraining order granted by a State Supreme Court judge last week which effectively blocked Nassau Republicans from voting on a redistricting proposal. The appeal, filed Tuesday, was made on ...

Republican lawmakers in Nassau County were stymied today in their attempt to redraw the district lines for legislative districts after a State Supreme Court justice granted a temporary restraining order putting a stop to the GOP’s plans. Under the Republicans’ ...

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos doesn’t believe anything in government can be nonpartisan, especially when it comes to redrawing district lines for congressional seats in New York state. Speaking before a crowd at the Crest Hollow Country Club for ...

Despite touting the passage of a constitutional amendment providing for election district redistricting in New York, newly elected State Sen. Jack Martin, R-Elmont, will be staring down a crowd of protesters tomorrow who feel the amendment does not go far ...

Senate majority Republicans have advanced a constitutional amendment to reform New York’s notorious gerrymandering. But in a critical committee vote Monday, Democrats opposed the measure, which wouldn’t take effect for a decade. Democrats called the Republican move a ploy to ...

New York Senate Democrats have petitioned the Republican majority to publicly air legislation for reforming the state’s legislative redistricting process. With 11 signatures from members of the Rules Committee, where the bill is pending, Democrats say that’s enough to get ...

What forces people to come to your door badgering you with personal questions, which results in getting less representation in government? Right. The U.S. Census. In New York, population declines mean we’ll be losing two congressional seats. The upstate region ...

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch says the state Senate’s Republican majority is “dishonorable” for putting off the critical redistricting reform they promised in last fall’s election. The redrawing of election district lines every 10 years has long been ...

Suffolk County will begin the process of redrawing its legislative districts on Wednesday, with County Executive Steve Levy being joined by redistricting reform champion Ed Koch. The former New York City mayor will join Levy via teleconference as Levy initiates ...